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Reading 5: Devising Language Game(Wickham, 2013, pp.55-60
Presented by:Kok Jia Xuan
Irene Tiong
Phoebe Hon
Yap Sze Miin
Young Poh Ping
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1. hat are 3 important reasonsusing "anguage #a$es%
&i' In(rease $oti)ation
&ii'Make *anguage *earning authenti(
&iii'Think in +ng*ish
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,. hat 3 ways (an you p*ay boga$es in the (*assroo$%
&i' P*ay -ith a partner
&ii'P*ay in a group
&iii'P*ay as a (*ass -ith the board/ dra-n o
-hiteboard 0 b*a(kboard
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. +2p*ain ho- to $ake 0 3nd and board ga$es in the (*assroo$%
a. counters
Pupi*s (an dra- their o-n (hara(ters on pap
(ard4 or use buttons as their o-n (ounters.
b. traps and rewards
Tea(her (an pro)ide the snakes/ in Snakes
"adders/ as traps be(ause they need to $o)e
!e- steps i! their (ounters tou(hed the trap.
$ay $o)e !or-ard !aster i! the (ounters tou(
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. +2p*ain ho- to $ake 0 3nd andboard ga$es in the (*assroo$%
c. language tasks
Tea(her (an set and a**o(ate the 5uestions t
pupi*s on(e they *anded on a s5uare. 6or e2a
they ha)e to say so$ething and -i** be punis
they (annot (o$p*ete the task.
d. randomiser
Tea(her (an use a di(e or (oins to arrang
se5uen(e !or the p*ayers rando$*y.
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7. Ho- (an you use regu*ar p*a(ards in the (*assroo$%
&i' 8se it as a rando$izer
&ii'9sk pupi*s to $at(h the (ards
&iii'9sk pupi*s to arrange the (ards in a parti(u*ar
&i)'6ind the (orre(t (ard !ro$ a disp*ay
&)'Thro- the (ard into a hoop or bin
&)i'#uess -hat is on the (ard
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. hat are , ga$es you (an p*ay "anguage ;ards (ontaining -ords or phras
&i' Snap/
&ii'Happy 6a$i*ies/
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ash (ards
&ii'Put the >ash (ards in parti(u*ar order
&iii'6ind the (orre(t (ard !ro$ a disp*ay or heap
&i)'#uess -hat is on the (ard
&)'Thro- the >ash (ards into a hoop or a bin
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?. Ho- (an you use a di(e to
5uestion -ords% 9 tea(her (an use a di(e to tea(h 5uestion -or
(reating a *argish di(e out o! (ard and -
5uestion -ord &-ho4 -hat4 -hy4 -here4 -hen4
on ea(h !a(e. Students0 pairs0 groups0 tea$s ha
use the 5uestion -ord to $ake a senten(e
thro-ing the di(e.
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@. Ho- (ou*d you use $ore than
di(e% More than one di(e (an be used -ith a diA
*etter on ea(h4 or a noun on one and adBe(ti
another4 or a -ord on one and instru(tio
another.
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C. =a$e 2 word-making gam
that (an be adapted in )arious -ay&i' S(rabb*e
&ii'Dogg*e
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1E. hat is so good about (iga$es% ;ir(*e ga$es (an be re*e)ant to both young
o*der (hi*dren. Dy (ondu(ting (ir(*e ga$es4
easier to $aintain (ontro* o! the ga$e4 de)
(ooperation and (o$$unity !ee* a$ong
parti(ipants. ;ir(*e ga$e is >e2ib*e be(aus
ga$e (an be p*ayed in , or $ore s$a**er gro
the (*ass is too big or the spa(e is not suitab*e.
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11. #i)e e2a$p*e &!ro$ yourideas or !ro$ the te2t' o! (ir(*e ga$Examples of circle games:
#a$es that in)o*)e a song0(hant -hi(h e)eryon
and then ea(h parti(ipant in turn has to
so$ething.
#a$es that in)o*)e (hanging seat0position in res
(ertain pro$pts.
;u$u*ati)e (ir(*e ga$es -here one person
state$ent $entioning one obBe(t and su
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11. #i)e e2a$p*e &!ro$ your oideas or !ro$ the te2t' o! (ir(*e ga$
#a$es in)o*)e parti(ipants to say FI *ike
hoG. Parti(ipants -ho 3t the des(ription h
5ui(k*y (hange p*a(es.
#a$e in)o*)e parti(ipants to say Fhat are you
-here parti(ipants ea(h $i$e the a(tion !ro
pre)ious parti(ipant -hi*e na$ing a diAerent a(
!o**o-ing parti(ipant to $i$e.
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1,. =a$e 4 possible commplaces or e)ents &!ro$ your o-n
or !ro$ the te2t' that (ou*d be(oF*ineup ro*ep*ay.So$e possib*e (o$$unity p*a(es that (ou*d be(o
F*ineup ro*ep*ay
o(tor/s roo$s
Post o(e
Tra)e* agent
Hote* *obby
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1. hat *anguage -ou*d studeespe(ia**y *earn 0 pra(tise -ith
dis(ussion ga$e F9*ibi% Students (an pra(tise *istening and speaking s
Students take turns ask 5uestions and gi)e an
in p*aying the ga$e. Students a(t as po*i(es5uestion the suspe(ts -ho rotate around
groups4 and see i! their stories $at(h.
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17. hat -ou*d the dis(ussion ga$e Fte2ts he*p students to *earn0 pra(ti(e%
In the ga$e4 students (are!u**y te** their pa
things they (an re$e$ber about the te2t
ha)e read. This he*p the$ to pra(ti(e
*istening and speaking abi*ity in trans!e
reading te2t into )erba* in!or$ation.
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1. hat are the ad)antages
F#a$e Sho- type ga$es% F#a$e Sho- type ga$es pro)ide (o$p
at$osphere !or students to *earn the *angua
in)o*)ing *arge nu$ber o! opportunity to pr
their *istening and speaking ski**s. It is a -ho*e
a(ti)ity that in)o*)es a** the pupi*s. Students
together -ith their tea$ and are $oti)ated.
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1?. hat do dra-ing ga$es gi)e pra(ti
It gi)es pra(ti(e in des(ribing a pi(ture. 6or e2
si$p*e pi(ture (an be pinned to the ba(k o! the
that a person at the -hite0b*a(kboard (annot s
the (*ass (an.
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1@. hat is a -e**kno-n (o$$er(ia* )ersdra-ing ga$e%
Pi(tionary.
This ga$e is -here one student 0 pair 0 tea$ is
-ord 0 phrase 0 senten(e and they ha)e
so$ething unti* the other student 0 pair 0 tea$-hat it is.
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1C. hat do p*ayers ha)e to (o$e up -it)o(abu*ary ga$e FS(attergories/%
P*ayers ha)e to (o$e up -ith )o(abu*ary -or
start -ith a parti(u*ar *etter.
6irst o! a**4 se*e(t your (ategories &eg an ani$a*
)egetab*e4 a !or$ o! transport4 a (ountry4 a b
et(G'
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,E. Ho- do you prepare !or a ga$e o! Ta
In the ga$e4 you need to prepare papers 0 (a
target -ord &or phrase' and a nu$ber &usu
taboo/ -ords.
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,1. hat do the p*ayers ha)e to dga$e o! Taboo/%
!The p*ayers need to prepare papers 0 (ards -ith
-ord or phrase and nu$ber &usua**y ' o! tabo
The tea$ 0 p*ayer has to e2p*ain the target -
others to guess. Ho-e)er4 it is not a**o-ed to $e
taboo -ords.
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,,. hat ga$e is an e2(e**ent -*earn a body o! )o(abu*ary%
! Dingo is an e2(e**ent -ay to *earn a body o! )o(a
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,. hi(h is better4 (o$petit(ooperation%
! ;ooperation is better be(ause not a** ga
(o$petitions and the students $ust ende
(ooperate rather than (o$pete. I! the stud
-orking in pairs0groups4 they are sti** *earning (o
-ithin their tea$.
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,7. hy is it good to ha)e enga$es so$eti$es%
! It is good to ha)e energeti( ga$es so$eti$es
energeti( ga$es (an be(o$e an edu(ationa* ga
a**o- the$ to run oA a *itt*e o! energy4 -itho
da$age to the$se*)es4 other students4 o
property.
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,. #i)e an e2a$p*e o! a ga$e t-ith a song%
! uring a *istening and speaking a(ti)ity4 the stud
3** in the gaps/ in a song on(e they ha)e *earnt it
(an (ondu(t a group o! students to sing the song
at )arious students to (arry on or 3** in the -ords
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